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from Past and present Senate candidates from Rhode Island (number of quotes indicated): |
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Abortion Allen Waters: Allow abortion only to protect the life of the mother. Mark Zaccaria: Human life begins at conception. Patricia Morgan: Should be safe, legal, rare; make contraceptives available. |
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Budget & Economy Bobby Nardolillo: Rationalize onerous federal regulations. Jack Reed: Postpone sequestration; then balanced taxes & cuts. Mark Zaccaria: Senate bank regulators are too cozy with regulated banks. Allen Waters: Fiscal responsibility: $34 trillion debt is immoral. |
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Civil Rights Bob Flanders: Supreme Court allows religious exceptions to same-sex rights. Mark Zaccaria: Government shouldn't redefine marriage. Allen Waters: Only blacks can solve black problems; starts with God, Moses. |
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Corporations Bobby Nardolillo: Trump corporate tax cuts are just what the doctor ordered. |
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Drugs Jack Reed: Weed and Seed: community policing & revitalize neighborhood. Sheldon Whitehouse: Rated C by NORML: decriminalize medical marijuana. |
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Education Allen Waters: Let free market forces determine student loan pricing. Allen Waters: Taxpayer dollars should fund all educational options. Allen Waters: Teach Natural Law & moral principles in public schools. Bobby Nardolillo: Diversity of choice in education. Mark Zaccaria: Oppose nationwide Common Core standards. Allen Waters: Universal School Choice: money follows the child. Allen Waters: Phase out government student loans; leave it to free market. |
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Energy & Oil Bobby Nardolillo: Further research needed on climate change. Bobby Nardolillo: Understanding Gap: do no economic harm without certainty. Mark Zaccaria: No subsidies for wind and solar. Allen Waters: No more corporate welfare for green energy business. |
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Environment Bobby Nardolillo: Fishing industry suffers under needless catch limits. Jack Reed: $50M for brownfield redevelopment in low-income areas. Jack Reed: Beaches, parks and waterways are important to our economy. |
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Families & Children Bob Flanders: Senate candidates accused of sexual abuse should withdraw. |
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Foreign Policy Jack Reed: Suspend aid to Egypt while military crushes protestors. Jack Reed: Allow in Syrian refugees looking for opportunity. Mark Zaccaria: American colors don't run, but they have been fading. Patricia Morgan: Remain Israel's staunchest supporter in a dangerous world. Jack Reed: Essentially, this is Trump surrendering to the Russians. |
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Free Trade Jack Reed: Retrain workers who lose jobs due to foreign competition. Jack Reed: Tariffs are going to hurt our economy tremendously. |
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Government Reform Allen Waters: Supports amendment to set limits on campaign finance. Bob Flanders: Let out-of-state attorneys handle state ethics cases. Bob Flanders: Disallow legislators from serving on Lottery Commission. Bobby Nardolillo: Shift elections to Saturday. Jack Reed: Nuclear option: Allow confirmation of Obama's appointees. Mark Zaccaria: Photo ID for voting. Allen Waters: Stop overburdening our businesses with needless regulation. Allen Waters: Signed pledge to support term limits on Congress. Patricia Morgan: 2020: Not okay to rob voters with illegitimate ballots. |
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Gun Control Allen Waters: Strong supporter of the Second Amendment. Bob Flanders: Ban devices that turn guns into massive killing machines. Mark Zaccaria: Opposes more gun restrictions. |
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Health Care Allen Waters: Lower healthcare costs by transparency & competition. Bobby Nardolillo: Repeal and replace Obamacare. Mark Zaccaria: Repeal ObamaCare; it's not a government responsibility. Jack Reed: Democrats fighting to prevent spike in insurance premiums. |
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Homeland Security Jack Reed: No Benghazi cover-up; had 11 hearings & 25,000 documents. Mark Zaccaria: Maintain a superior nuclear arsenal. Patricia Morgan: Advocate for�anything improving the lives of our veterans . Jack Reed: Trump & Hegseth trying to politicize Defense Department. Jack Reed: We cannot allow our military to be politicized. |
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Immigration Allen Waters: A foe of illegal immigration and of sanctuary cities. Bobby Nardolillo: Get tough on illegal immigrants. Mark Zaccaria: Protect the borders; prevent illegal entry. Allen Waters: Protect our national sovereignty: no "Open Borders". Patricia Morgan: Close the border; finish the wall; keep "remain in Mexico". |
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Jobs Mark Zaccaria: Accepted 20 weeks of unemployment, but opposes extending it. |
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Principles & Values Allen Waters: Grew up in Providence; lived & ran in MA; now running in RI. Bob Flanders: Let both sides be heard in Supreme Court Kavanaugh hearings. Mark Zaccaria: Former chair of state GOP; former Town Council member. Mark Zaccaria: Judeo-Christian values established our government framework. Allen Waters: America is divided & growing more polarized . |
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Social Security Allen Waters: Democrats should stop the lies about Social Security and GOP. Patricia Morgan: Saving and strengthening it is a necessity. |
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Tax Reform Bobby Nardolillo: Cut tax rates, cut spending. Mark Zaccaria: FairTax ends complexity that requires entire industry. Allen Waters: Taxpayer Payer Protection Pledge: no tax increases. Allen Waters: Replace income tax with national sales tax; close the IRS. |
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War & Peace Allen Waters: Clean up the poorly managed Veterans Affairs department. Allen Waters: Aggressively pursue terrorists; dismantle terrorist networks. Bobby Nardolillo: Supports Afghanistan war but not forever. Jack Reed: More pressure on Iran; keep all options on the table. Jack Reed: Red line in Syria if chemical weapons used against people. Jack Reed: Coalition to stop Syrian WMDs, but nothing more militarily. Sheldon Whitehouse: More troops in Afghanistan OK but revisit later. |
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Welfare & Poverty Allen Waters: Affordable Housing in America is in a crisis . |
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